Electrify Chicago
An independent tool for viewing City of Chicago building data
According to the
2022 Chicago Climate Action Plan
,
69% of Chicago's emissions come from buildings, making
building emissions our biggest challenge and our biggest opportunity as a city
to tackle climate change. At Electrify Chicago, we showcase building performance using
publicly available data supplemented by community-submitted photographs and building
owners.
Start by looking at Chicago's buildings with the highest greenhouse gas intensity i.e. emissions per square foot. Large, efficient, buildings can perform much better than very inefficient small buildings on this metric.
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Chicago Buildings by Greenhouse Gas Intensity
Note: Data only includes large Chicago buildings from 2021, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions are reported
under the
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance. According to the City “As of 2016,
this list includes all commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than
50,000 square feet.” This dataset is also then filtered to only buildings with
reported emissions > 1,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent.
This data is also from 2021, but when new benchmark data is available, we'll update the site.
| Property Name / address | Primary Property Type |
Greenhouse Gas Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total Greenhouse Emissions (metric tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
John J Audubon Elementary School
(CPS)
3500 N Hoyne Ave
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft 
Lowest 45%
| 452 tons
Lowest 22%
|
|
Reside 707
707 W Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 632 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Chandler
450 E Waterside Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 2,965 tons 
Highest 14%
|
|
Harbor View Condo Assoc
1901 S Calumet Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 2,609 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Newberry Plaza Condominium Association
1030 N State St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 4,669 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
2930 Sheridan Tower Condominium Association
2930 N SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 1,507 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Granville Tower
6166 N SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 1,205 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Lakeside on the Park Condominium Association
1250 S INDIANA AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 1,278 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
Lowell House Condominium Association
88 W Schiller St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 1,745 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Drake Tower Apartments Inc.
179 E LAKESHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 1,523 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Del Prado
5301 5317 S HYDE PARK BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 1,469 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
Loft Works on Michigan
1919 S MICHIGAN AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 256 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board
333 S Ashland Ave
| Office | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 424 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
Tree Studios
601 - 623 N State St
| Retail Store | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 346 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Madison Park Apartments
1380 E HYDE PARK BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 995 tons
Highest 45%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data